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About Theodore Kim

Affiliations
Pixar Animation Studios, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Bio

SIGGRAPH 2020

Theodore Kim is an Associate Professor of Computer Science are Yale University. Previously, he was a Senior Research Scientist at Pixar Animation Studios, where he designed and implemented many of the solid mechanics algorithms described here. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Cornell University as well as an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He received a Scientific and Technical Academy Award in 2012 for his work on fluid simulation.  

SIGGRAPH Conference Organizing Committee Positions

Conference Contributions

Presentations
2021 SA Technical Papers_Cui_Spiral-spectral fluid simulation
Spiral-spectral fluid simulation
SIGGRAPH Asia 2021
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2020 SA_Bargteil_A Conversation With…
A Conversation With…
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020
[Frontiers]
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2016 SA Technical Papers_Canabal_Dispersion Kernels for Water Wave Simulation
Dispersion kernels for water wave simulation
SIGGRAPH Asia 2016
[Technical Papers]
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2016 SA Technical Papers_Teng_Eulerian Solid-Fluid Coupling
Eulerian solid-fluid coupling
SIGGRAPH Asia 2016
[Technical Papers]
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2015 SA Technical Papers_Mercier_Surface Turbulence for Particle-Based Liquid Simulations
Surface turbulence for particle-based liquid simulations
SIGGRAPH Asia 2015
[Technical Papers]
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2009 SA Technical Paper: Skipping Steps in Deformable Simulation with Online Model Reduction
Skipping steps in deformable simulation with online model reduction
SIGGRAPH Asia 2009
[Technical Papers]
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2008 SA Technical Paper: An_Optimizing Cubature for Efficient Integration of Subspace Deformations
Optimizing cubature for efficient integration of subspace deformations
SIGGRAPH Asia 2008
[Technical Papers]
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2024 Technical Papers: Schor_Into the Portal Directable Fractal Self-Similarity
Into the Portal: Directable Fractal Self-Similarity
SIGGRAPH 2024
[Technical Papers]
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2024 Technical Papers: Jouve_Modelling a Feather as a Strongly Anisotropic Elastic Shell
Modelling a Feather as a Strongly Anisotropic Elastic Shell
SIGGRAPH 2024
[Technical Papers]
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2024 Course: Kim_More Than Killmonger Locs: A Style Guide for Black Hair (in Computer Graphics)
More Than Killmonger Locs: A Style Guide for Black Hair (in Computer Graphics)
SIGGRAPH 2024
[Courses]
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2024 Talks: Kim_The Life and Legacy of Bui Tuong Phong
The Life and Legacy of Bui Tuong Phong
SIGGRAPH 2024
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2023 Image Not Available
Frontiers Workshop: Digital Avatars: Risks, Harms, Barriers, Opportunities
SIGGRAPH 2023
[Frontiers]
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2023 Technical Papers: Poya_Geometric Optimisation Via Spectral Shifting
Geometric Optimisation via Spectral Shifting
SIGGRAPH 2023
[Technical Papers]
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2022 Talks: Kim_Countering Racial Bias in Computer Graphics Research
Countering Racial Bias in Computer Graphics Research
SIGGRAPH 2022
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Entry #: 05
2022 Courses: Kim_Dynamic deformables: implementation and production practicalities (now with code!)
Dynamic deformables: implementation and production practicalities (now with code!)
SIGGRAPH 2022
[Courses]
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Entry #: 07
2022 Talks: Dodik_Sex and Gender in the Computer Graphics Research Literature
Sex and Gender in the Computer Graphics Research Literature
SIGGRAPH 2022
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Entry #: 48
2021 Diversity: Kim_Anti Racist Graphics Research
Anti-Racist Graphics Research
SIGGRAPH 2021
[Diversity]
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2021 Technical Paper: SATO_Stream-Guided Smoke Simulations
Stream-guided smoke simulations
SIGGRAPH 2021
[Technical Papers]
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2019 SIGGRAPH Image Not Available
Analytic Eigensystems for Isotropic Distortion Energies
SIGGRAPH 2019
[Technical Papers]
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2019 Technical Paper: KIM_Anisotropic Elasticity for Inversion-Safety and Element Rehabilitation
Anisotropic elasticity for inversion-safety and element rehabilitation
SIGGRAPH 2019
[Technical Papers]
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2018 Talks: Wong_Clean Cloth Inputs: Removing Character Self-Intersections With Volume Simulation
Clean Cloth Inputs: Removing Character Self-Intersections With Volume Simulation
SIGGRAPH 2018
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Entry #: 43
2018 Technical Paper: SATO_Example-based Turbulence Style Transfer
Example-based turbulence style transfer
SIGGRAPH 2018
[Technical Papers]
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Entry #: 84
2018 Talks: Kautzman_Robust Skin Simulation in Incredibles 2
Robust Skin Simulation in Incredibles 2
SIGGRAPH 2018
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Entry #: 51
2018 Technical Paper: CUI_Scalable Laplacian Eigenfluids
Scalable laplacian eigenfluids
SIGGRAPH 2018
[Technical Papers]
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Entry #: 87
2018 SIGGRAPH Image Not Available
Stable Neo-Hookean Flesh Simulation
SIGGRAPH 2018
[Technical Papers]
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2015 Technical Paper: Teng_Subspace Condensation: Full Space Adaptivity for Subspace Deformations
Subspace condensation: full space adaptivity for subspace deformations
SIGGRAPH 2015
[Technical Papers]
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2014 Technical Paper: Teng_Simulating Articulated Subspace Self-Contact
Simulating articulated subspace self-contact
SIGGRAPH 2014
[Technical Papers]
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2013 Technical Paper: Kim_Closest Point Turbulence for Liquid Surfaces
Closest-Point Turbulence for Liquid Surfaces
SIGGRAPH 2013
[Technical Papers]
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2013 Poster: Baricevic_PhysPix: Instantaneous Rigid Body Simulation of Rasters
PhysPix: Instantaneous Rigid Body Simulation of Rasters
SIGGRAPH 2013
[Posters]
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Entry #: 81
2013 Technical Paper: Kim_Subspace Fluid Re-Simulation
Subspace fluid re-simulation
SIGGRAPH 2013
[Technical Papers]
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2013 6 Turbulent Fluids
Turbulent Fluids
SIGGRAPH 2013
[Courses]
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2008 Technical Paper: Kim_Wavelet Turbulence for Fluid Simulation
Wavelet turbulence for fluid simulation
SIGGRAPH 2008
[Technical Papers]
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2005 Talks: Kim_A Fast Fractal Growth Algorithm
A Fast Fractal Growth Algorithm
SIGGRAPH 2005
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2004 Talks: Kim_A Physically Based Model of Ice
A Physically Based Model of Ice
SIGGRAPH 2004
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Sessions Moderated
“Water surface wavelets” by Jeschke, Skrivan, Müller-Fischer, Chentanez, Macklin, et al. …
“tempoGAN: a temporally coherent, volumetric GAN for super-resolution fluid flow” by Xie, Frankz, Chu and Thuerey
“Fluid directed rigid body control using deep reinforcement learning” by Ma, Tian, Pan, Ren and Manocha
“Automatically Distributing Eulerian and Hybrid Fluid Simulations in the Cloud” by Mashayekhi, Shah, Qu, Lim and Levis
“GRIDiron: an interactive authoring and cognitive training foundation for reconstructive plastic surgery procedures”
“Realistic Biomechanical Simulation and Control of Human Swimming” by Si, Lee, Sifakis and Terzopoulos
“Computational bodybuilding: anatomically-based modeling of human bodies” by Saito, Zhou and Kavan
“Biomechanical simulation and control of hands and tendinous systems” by Sachdeva, Sueda, Bradley, Fain and Pai
“Real-time prosody-driven synthesis of body language”
“Modeling spatial and temporal variation in motion data”
“Optimizing walking controllers”
“Compact character controllers”
“Robust task-based control policies for physics-based characters”

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